Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the LORD under Eli the priest. New Living Translation Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the LORD by assisting Eli the priest. English Standard Version Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. Berean Standard Bible Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest. King James Bible And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. New King James Version Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest. New American Standard Bible Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy continued to attend to the service of the LORD before Eli the priest. NASB 1995 Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest. NASB 1977 Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest. Legacy Standard Bible Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the young boy ministered to Yahweh before Eli the priest. Amplified Bible Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the LORD under the guidance of Eli the priest. Christian Standard Bible Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the LORD in the presence of the priest Eli. Holman Christian Standard Bible Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. American Standard Version And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest. Contemporary English Version Elkanah and Hannah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed to help Eli serve the LORD. English Revised Version And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy [Samuel] served the LORD under the priest Eli. Good News Translation Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed in Shiloh and served the LORD under the priest Eli. International Standard Version Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah, while the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest. Majority Standard Bible Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest. NET Bible Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest. New Heart English Bible Then she went to Ramah, while the child served the LORD before Eli the priest. Webster's Bible Translation And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest. World English Bible Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served Yahweh before Eli the priest. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Elkanah goes to Ramath, to his house, and the youth has been serving YHWH [in] the presence of Eli the priest; Young's Literal Translation And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, in the presence of Eli the priest; Smith's Literal Translation And Elkanah will go to Ramah, to his house. And the boy was serving Jehovah in the face of Eli the priest. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest. Catholic Public Domain Version And Elkanah went away to Ramah, to his house. But the boy was a minister in the sight of the Lord, before the face of Eli, the priest. New American Bible When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the LORD under the priest Eli. New Revised Standard Version Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, while the boy remained to minister to the LORD, in the presence of the priest Eli. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Hilkanah and his wife Hannah returned to Ramtha to his house. And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Halqanah went on to Ramtha to his house, he and Khannah his wife, and the boy Shemueil was ministering before LORD JEHOVAH, before Eli the Priest OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. Brenton Septuagint Translation and departed to Armathaim: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Heli the priest. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hannah's Prayer of Thanksgiving…10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.” 11Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest. Cross References 1 Samuel 3:1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce. 1 Samuel 1:28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there. 1 Samuel 2:18 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod. 1 Samuel 2:21 So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD. 1 Samuel 3:19-21 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. / So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. / And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word. 1 Samuel 4:1 Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek. 1 Samuel 7:15 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 1 Samuel 8:1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. 1 Samuel 12:1-2 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king. / Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. 1 Samuel 16:11 And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.” 1 Samuel 25:1 When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. 1 Kings 2:26-27 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.” / So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli. 1 Chronicles 6:28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son. 1 Chronicles 6:33 These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, Luke 2:37 and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Treasury of Scripture And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister to the LORD before Eli the priest. minister 1 Samuel 2:18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 1 Samuel 1:28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. 1 Samuel 3:1,15 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision… Jump to Previous Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home House Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Servant Serving YouthJump to Next Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home House Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Servant Serving Youth1 Samuel 2 1. Hannah's song in thankfulness12. The sin of Eli's sons 18. Samuel's ministry 20. by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful 22. Eli reproves his sons 27. A prophecy against Eli's house Then Elkanah went home to Ramah This phrase marks a transition from the sacred setting of the tabernacle at Shiloh back to the domestic life in Ramah. Elkanah, whose name means "God has created" or "God has possessed," returns to his home, signifying a return to normalcy after fulfilling his religious duties. Ramah, a town in the hill country of Ephraim, is significant as the birthplace and home of Samuel. It is a reminder of the faithfulness of Elkanah and Hannah in dedicating their son to the Lord, fulfilling their vow despite the personal sacrifice involved. This act of returning home also symbolizes trust in God's plan, leaving Samuel in the care of the priest Eli. but the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest (11) Elkanah went to Ramah.--These simple words just sketch out what took place after Hannah left her boy in Shiloh. Elkanah went home, and the old family life, with its calm religious trustfulness, flowed on in the quiet town of "Ramah of the Watchers" as it did aforetime; the only disturbing sorrowful element was removed in answer to the mother's prayers, and little children grew up (1Samuel 2:21) round Hannah and Elkanah. But the life of the dedicated child Samuel was a different one; he lived under the shadow of the sanctuary, ministering with his child powers before the altar of the Invisible, and trained, we may well assume, in all the traditions and learning of Israel by the old high priest. The word "minister is the official term used to signify the duties performed by priests and Levites in connection with the service of God. Verse 11. - The child did minister. Left by his parents at Shiloh, Samuel ministered unto the Lord; that is, certain duties were allotted him to perform suited to his age; but few at first, when he was but three years old, but increasing in importance as time went on; for the words refer to the whole period of his service, until Eli's death. At first Samuel would be but a scholar, for, as we have mentioned on 1 Samuel 1:21, there were, no doubt, regulations for the training of children devoted to the service of the sanctuary. The peculiarity about Samuel was that he was devoted for life, for possibly it was a not uncommon practice for young persons to receive some training at Shiloh; just as we find that Samuel himself subsequently gathered youths round him at Naioth in Ramah for educational purposes. Learning practically was confined to the priesthood, and we can scarcely imagine that the knowledge which Phinehas and the family of Aaron brought with them out of Egypt would be allowed to perish. Samuel certainly had himself received careful instruction (see on 1 Samuel 10:25), and this could scarcely have happened if the training of young persons had not been part of the priests' duties at Shiloh. This then explains why Samuel was brought to Eli at so tender an age, and why the charge of so young a child was undertaken without a murmur. Before Eli means under his general superintendence. Everything done at Shiloh was done before Eli, as being the chief ruler there.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֛ה (’el·qā·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 511: Elkanah -- 'God has created', the name of several Israelites went וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk home בֵּית֑וֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house to Ramah, הָרָמָ֖תָה (hā·rā·mā·ṯāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel but the boy וְהַנַּ֗עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer began ministering מְשָׁרֵת֙ (mə·šā·rêṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to to אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel before פְּנֵ֖י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face Eli עֵלִ֥י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh the priest. הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest Links 1 Samuel 2:11 NIV1 Samuel 2:11 NLT 1 Samuel 2:11 ESV 1 Samuel 2:11 NASB 1 Samuel 2:11 KJV 1 Samuel 2:11 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 2:11 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 2:11 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 2:11 French Bible 1 Samuel 2:11 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 2:11 Elkanah went to Ramah to his house (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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